Window-screen or awning holder.



No. 772,306. I PATENTED OCT. 11; 1904.

W. Y. WOLF. WINDOW SCREEN OR AWNING HOLD-ER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 4, 1904.

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No. 772,306. PATENTED OCT. 11, 19045 W. Y. WOLF.

WINDOW SCREEN OR AWNING HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented October 11, 1904.

WILHELM Y. WOLF, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

WINDOW-SCREEN OR AWNING HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. '77 2,306, datedOctober 11, 1904.

Application filed March 4, 1904. Serial No. 196,585- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM Y. WOLF, a citizen of the United States,residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Screen or AwningHolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to window-screen or awning holders; and its objectsare to provide a holder capable of being attached to a window-frame ofsuch character that the screen or awning may be placed over the upper orlower sash of the window at will, so as to permit the opening of eithersash directly to the air or may be held in a position out of contactwith either sash when it is desired to clean the window.

To the accomplishment of these objects and such other as may hereinafterappear the invention comprises the novel construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof, in which the same reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment thereof isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents awindow with my improved screen or awning holder attached to the framethereof and a screen in position over the lower sash; Fig. 2, a viewsimilar to Fig. 1, with a screen in position over the upper sash; Fig.3, a sectional View of a window with my improved screen or awning holderattached to the frame thereof and showing an awning held in position outof contact with either sash, and Fig. 4: detail views of the variousparts of my improved holder.

7 Referring to the drawings, my improved holder consists, essentially,of but three parts a, b, and c, as shown by Fig. 4:. These parts may bemade of any suitable material possessing the required strength,stiffness, and dura- I bility and are assembled and combined in thefollowing manner: The part a, which is formed at one end with an ear orlug 61, preferably in the form of a half-round, is fastened in anysuitable manner to the inner wall 6 of a windowframe, forming an armprojecting outwardly at substantially right angles to said frame from apoint approximately on a line with the meeting-rails of thewindow-sashes. The part is placed in such position that the lugcl is onthe outer end and on the face toward the window. The part I) is securelyattached to the outer wall f of the window-frame byany suitable meansand in such manner that the outer end is in contact with the part a andexerts a spring-pressure thereon, tending to force the part a inwardtoward the window. In order to maintain this spring-pressure on the parta, the two parts a and b are fastened together, as at g, by a rivet orother suitable securing means. In addition to exerting a spring-pressureon. the part a the part b performs the additional function ofmaintaining the part-a in its position substantially at right angles tothe windowframe. The part 0 has one end connected to the Window-frame,preferably by the same bolt or fastening means It by which the part a issecured, and the connection is such that the part 0 has a free pivotalmovement on the fasten"- ing means it. The other end of the part c isconnected to the window-screen or-awning 2: by a bolt, screw, rivet, orother fastening means j and is adapted to have a pivotal movementthereon. It is to be understood that the parts, as above described, arepreferably formed in duplicate, one set of parts being assembled on eachside of the window-frame.

From the above description it will be seen that the parts 0 act aslevers by which the screen or awning may be moved from out of contactwith the window or its frame, as will be hereinafter described, and,furthermore, these levers c are so formed as to exert a transversespring-pressure upon the screen or awning, thus firmly holding it in anydesired position. For example, when the screen or awning is in theposition shown by Fig. 3 the transverse pressure of the levers 0 allowsit to be placed and held at any desired angle, and similarly when thescreenis in contact with either of the window-sashes the transversepressure exerted by the levers 0 holds it in place.

The operation of the holder is as follows: Assuming the screen or awningto be in the position shown in Fig. 2, covering the upper sash, in orderto bring it to the position shown in Fig. 3 for cleaning the window thescreen is forced outwardly and falls by gravity until the part c strikesagainst the upper side of the lug cl, the spring-pressure exerted by thepart b preventing the screen or awning from sliding over the curvedsurface of the lug d and passing beyond the position shown by Fig. 3. Inorder to bring the screen or awning to the position shown in Fig. 1, itis only necessary to pull the levers or parts 0 downwardly withsuflicient power to force them past the rounded lugs d, pressing theparts a outwardly against the springs 12 until the screen or awningfalls by gravity into position against the lower window-sash. To raisethe screen or awning, it is merely necessary to reverse theabove-described process.

It should be understood that although the screen or awning is describedas being applied to a window it can be used with equal efficiency on anysimilar opening, such as a two-part door, opening above the rail ofaporch or sun-parlor, &c.

While the invention has been described with particular attention to thedetails of construction, I would have it understood that it is not to belimited thereto, as many and various changes, alterations, andsubstitutions may be made therein and still fall within its scope andprinciple.

Therefore, without limiting myself to the construction shown anddescribed nor enumerating equivalents, I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, the following:

1. The combination with a window and its frame, of a lever mounted onsaid frame, a screen mounted on said lever, and an arm on said frameagainst which said lever is adapted to abut and hold said screen in aposition out of contact with the window or its frame, subwhich saidmeans are adapted to abut and hold and lock said screen in position,substantially as described.

3. The combination with a window and its frame, of a lever pivoted tosaid frame, a screen pivoted to said lever, and a springpressed arm onsaid frame provided with a lug on one end against which said lever isadapted to abut and hold and lock said screen in a position out ofcontact with the window or its frame, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a window and its frame having a screen mountedthereon constructed to fit flush with the window-frame, of a singlemeans for moving said screen from contact with one sash, out of contactwith the window-frame, to contact with the other sash, and for holdingthe same in position against the sashes, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a window and its frame having a screen mountedthereon, of levers for moving said screen from contact with one sash tocontact with the other and constructed to exert a transversespring-pressure upon said screen to hold the same in position againstthe sashes, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a window and its frame, of a pair of leverspivoted to said frame, a screen pivoted to said levers, and aspring-pressed arm on each side of said frame against which said leversare adapted to abut and hold and lock said screen in a position out ofcontact with the window or its frame, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a window and its frame, of a lever pivoted tosaid frame, a screen pivoted to said lever and a springpressed arm onsaid frame provided on its end with a lug having a rounded surfaceadapted to allow said screen to be forced past it from contact with onesash to contact with the other and to hold said screen in a position outof contact with either of said sashes, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 100 Witnesses:

HARRIS KRUPP, J. Y. WVADLINGTON.

